AS A-LEAGUE clubs are completing their recruitment crusades for this lengthy off-season, au.fourfourtwo.com decided we'd look back at 10 recruits who didn't turn out as hoped. Here's our Top 10 A-League Flops over the course of the competition's history.
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6: Steve McMahon Jnr (Perth Glory)
To be fair, McMahon Jnr didn't have a huge profile, so it's hard to be a flop in that regard, but the whole situation regarding him being signed by his father (ex-Liverpool legend Steve McMahon) in the inaugural A-League season for Glory was beyond a joke.
Put simply, ex-Blackpool and Kidderminster defender/midfielder McMahon Jnr didn't seem to be up to scratch in the A-League. There were some suggestions the only reason he was getting a game was nepotism and it came as no surprise that when his father got the sack in December 2005, he followed him back to England soon after. For the record, McMahon Jnr hasn't played professionally since.
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